Product and Technology

Disabled workers make game for the visually impaired

Visually impaired duo fulfils sound dreams

Ludhiana: Thirty-six-year old visually challenged Sandeep Singh and his 43-year-old friend Gurpreet Singh Chahal, who is also visually challenged, have become an inspiration for others as they have started web radio 'Sach dee Goonj' with a vision to bring the visually challenged artists and achievers at par with others. They have their listeners not only in India, but also across the world.

Black and White Squares for the Visually Disabled

Other than the wire running from the chess board, it looked just like the ones used in a normal chess tournament. The board and the pieces were mounted on a wooden box under which was a lining of electromagnets and sensors, said Bhavya Gohil, the co-founder of Infivention.

Software needed to help visually challenged’

Charudatta V. Jadhav, president of the All-India Chess Federation for the Blind, said on Saturday that it was essential to develop an online software to help visually challenged chess players to improve their skills in the game.

Helpdesk launched for the blind in India

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Now the visually impaired in India can call a toll free number and get their queries addressed in their local language, thanks to an initiative launched on Monday.

1800-300-20469, दृष्टिहीनों के लिए हेल्पडेस्क लांच

नई दिल्ली। देशभर के दृष्टिहीनों के लिए सहायता केंद्र (हेल्पडेस्क) की शुरुआत की गई है। दृष्टिहीन अब एक टोल फ्री नंबर 1800-300-20469 पर फोन कर अपने से संबंधित कोई भी जानकारी पा सकेंगे। विकलांगजन सशक्तिकरण विभाग के सचिव लव वर्मा ने सोमवार को औपचारिक तौर पर दृष्टिहीनों के लिए आइवे हेल्पडेस्क को लांच किया।

Mobility device for visually impaired

Hundreds of people took part in the ANZ Samarthanam Walkathon 2015 – Walk for Enabling Accessibility - organised by Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled in the City on Saturday. The event saw the launch and distribution of ‘Ausion,’ a device for the visually challenged.

High-tech goggles could help visually impaired

SMITHTOWN, NY (CBS) - New high-tech digital goggles, made by eSight, promise to help the visually impaired see better than ever before.

For the first time in his life, 17-year-old Justin Crilly feels like most other kids.

"I'm able to do a lot more things on my own," Crilly said.

Technology must step up, make a difference

The disabled (as defined by the 1995 Persons with Disabilities Act) are roughly 2.21 per cent of the population as per the 2011 Census. If the elderly are included (another 6 per cent), it is a huge, and almost totally untapped market, but one which Indian enterprise doesn’t seem to be keen to tackle.